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THE STATE OF TEXAS.
COUNTY OF HARRIS I
CITY OF LA PORTE :
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE DISCHARGE OF AN AIR~UN, OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR
TYPE WEAPON, ACTUATED BY CONDENSED AIR OR ANY OTHER FORCE OF SUFFICIENT
IMPELLING POWER TO CAUSE BODILY INJURY, WITHIN THE LBm'S OF THE CITY OF
LA PORTE, TEXAS, OR FROM ANY AREA NOT FAR ENOUGH REMOVED FROM SAID CITY
LIMITS TO PRECLUDE THE RANGE OF SUCH WEAPON FROM EXTENDING INTO SUCH LIMITS,
AND PRESCRIBING A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $5.00 FOR THE; FAILURE OR REFUSAL TO
COMPLY ~ITH THIS ORDINANCE.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISION OF THE CITY OF LA PORT,E:
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SECTION ONE: That the discharging of an air-gun or any other similar type
weapon, actuated by condensed air or aqy other force of sufficient impelling
power to cause bodi~ injury, within the limits of the City of 1a Porte,
Texas', or from any area not far enough removed from said City limits to
preclude the range of such weapon from extending into such lil'llits, is hereby
prohibited.
SECTION TWO: That whenever aqy person shall discharge, cause to be discharged,
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or permit to be discharged, such a gun or weapon as herein defined, and in viola-
tion of Section One hereof, such person..shall be fined in an amount not to ex-
ceed $5.ooj and each and every act of discharging of such a gun or weapon
within the limits of the City of La Porte, Texas, shall constitute a distinct
and separate offense.
SECTION THREE: That the danger to phYSical welfare occassioned and brought
about by careless discharge of such guns and weapons by children within the
limits of the City is to such an extent that an emergency is declared to
exist, and, because of public welfare, it is further declared that this Ordinance
become effective immediately upon the passage thereot.
SECTION FOUR: None ,of the provisions herein contained shall be construed so as
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to prohibit the discharge ot such guns or weapons by a person upon his own
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private property 1Ihen the gun or weapon is discharged in such a manner that
the projectile thereof will not travel beyond the property line of such person
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and in the event a device, is designed for the purpose of stopping such pro-
jectiles within the boundaries of such person's property, then and in such
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event, the device shall be constructed and approved by the head of the family
O'Wlling such property and upon whose property such gun or weapon is being dis-
charged, and such head of the family shall be r~sponsible under this Ordinance
as well as for any damages that might be caused as a result of the discharging
of such guns or weapons upon such property.
SECTION FIVE: That the City Clerk of the City of lia Porte, in accordance with
the provisions contained in Section 25 of the Charter of said City, shall give
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notice of the passage ot this Ordinance by causing the caption thereof to be
published in the official newspaper of the City of La Porte, Texas, at least
twice within ten days after the passage thereof and shall note on this Ordinance
and the record thereof, the fact that same has been published as required by
said Charterj and the date of such publication and promulgation of this Ordinance.
PASSED, this the / f f
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A. D. 1951,by a
vote of Y
AYES and
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NOES, APPROVED byj t e Mayor and attested
by the City Clerk on such date.
ATTEST:
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